Gunneraceae

Gunnera L.

First published in Mant. Pl. 1: 16 (1767)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Falkland Islands, Hawaiian Islands, Malesia to New Zealand, Ethiopia to S. Africa, Madagascar.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil South, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile South, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Falkland Is., Free State, Guatemala, Hawaii, Honduras, Jawa, Juan Fernández Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mozambique, New Guinea, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nicaragua, Northern Provinces, Panamá, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Solomon Is., Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tasmania, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Azores, British Columbia, California, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Oregon, Sweden, Washington

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
  • Mora-Osejo, L.E., Pabón-Mora, N. & González, F. (2011). Flora Neotropica, Monograph 109: 1-166.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Mant. Pl.: 16 et 121 (1767)
  • Schindl. in Engl., Pflanzenr. IV, 225: 104 (1905).
  • Syst. Nat. ed. 12: 587 et 597 (1767).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bader in Webbia 19: 537, fig. 1 (1965) [world distribution]
  • Mant. Pl.: 121 (1767)
  • Schindler in E.P. IV. 225: 104 (1905)
  • in Syst. Nat., ed. 12: 597 (1767)
  • van der Meijden & Caspers in Fl. Males. 7: 259 (1971)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Spruce, R. [5083] Ecuador K000201380 Yes
Bang, M. [1214] Bolivia K000470003 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bulmer, C. [s.n.] United States K003579933 Yes
Skottsberg, C.J.F.; I. [1218] Chile K000442284 Type Yes
Skottsberg, C.J.F.; I. [1217] Chile K000442285 Type Yes
Bulmer, C. [s.n.] United States K003579932 Yes
Herrington, S. ; O'Brien, S. ; Wilson-Wright, R.; Porteous, N.; Lunt, P.; Bancroft, C. [BIBET081] Australia K001520178 Yes
Spruce, R. [bis0] Ecuador K000201383 Yes
Spruce, R. [5083] Ecuador K000201382 Yes
Spruce, R. [5083] Ecuador K000201381 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0